Valerie Hunt is a Master Pose Coach based in Austin, Texas. She is the coach of top Spartan competitor (and mom) Jennifer Yeargain Fisher.

In the video, Valerie demonstrates a fundamental Pose Running drill that makes a good pre-run warm-up: The Fall Wall and Pull Drill.

Pose running, based on the Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method, is fundamentally broken down into the following three pieces: position, falling and pulling.

Jennifer Yeargain Fisher atop her division podium at AT&T Stadium.

TJ Murphy

The Senior Editor of Spartan Life, T.J. Murphy is a New York Times bestselling author and former editor of Triathlete Magazine. His writing has also appeared in Outside & Runner's World.